Improvement in open fire-places



2 Sheets-Sheet 1. 151.v A. JACKSON. Open Pire-Place.

No. 220,843. Patented oct. 21, 1879.

* will!! .fittest Invenor: //My we@ N. PETERS. PHOTULITMUGRAPHH.wASMlNGYoN. D C.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

E. A'. JACKSON. Open Fire-Place.

No. 220,843. Patented-oct. 21, 1879.

EDWIN A. JACKSON,

UNIT/ED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

oFNEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN OPEN FIRE-PLACES.

Spccilication forming part of Letters Patent No. 220,843., dated October21, 1879; application filed September 15, 1879.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, Enwnv A. JACKSON, of the city and county of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Open Fire-Places, ofwhich the following is a specification.-

This invention relates to an improvement in open fire-places, its objectbeing to secure the radiation and reliection into the apartment of theheat produced by .the fuel burned, to provide for effectually closingthe wide open front of the fireplace above the draft-openings of thegrate, and to give the iire-place a neat appearance when closed; and itconsists in combinations of parts hereinafter described, andspecifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of myimproved fire-place open. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the sameclosed. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken in the plane of the basesor feet of the upright grate-bars.

The letter A indicates the surrounding frame or border of thefire-place, which I usually form of metal, or metal faced with tiles,and adapted to be secured to the walls of the room by any suitablemeans; and B designates the two vertical walls of the fire-place. Thesewalls incline inwardly toward each other from the sides of the frame,and meet at an angle, preferably, of about ninety (90) degrees. Thesewalls are formed of iron plates which are lined, preferably, with tiles,the immediate reback of the grate being` lined with soap-stone orfire-brick.

The portions of the walls B B in front of the grate E are recessed toreceive swinging joints or doors F, which are hinged to the rearportions of the walls, and when said rear portions are lined with tilesthese doors or jambs are lined with tiles of the same kind, and thesurfaces of the doors, when open, are preferably flush with the surfacesof said rear portions of the walls.

The front edges of the doors fit snugly just within the side portions ofthe framing A when open, and when closed, as shown in Fig. 2, meet at anangle of about ninety (90) degrees,'and stand infront of the fire-basketof the grate, the two sides of which I prefera bly form straight and ata similar angle to each other and the lire-back, so that the inclosureis square, with one of its corners pre sented in front.

The backs of the jambs or doors F may be plain or ornamented. If plain,the walls of the recesses in which they stand should be plain, and, ifornamented, said walls should be similarly ornamented, so that when thedoors are closed, as shown in Fig. 2, the appearance of all the exposedsurfaces will be alike, and a neat effect thereby produced.

The ash-space below the grate is inclosed by a frame or box, g,projecting beyond the grate in front, and resting upon the hearth. Thetop walls of this ash-box are slotted, or formed of a series ofseparated bars, t', and incline upward toward and connect with thebottom of the grate.

The doors or jambs are of such length as to fit, when closed, just abovethe upper edge of the ash-box, and when they are in this' position adraft is produced through the slotted inclined walls of ash-box, andupward through the grate, facilitating the combustion of the fuel.

The jambs or doors may, of course, be either wholly or 'partiallyclosed, as required by the state of the fire.

When the rear portions of the walls of the fire-place and the fronts ofthe doors are not lined with tiles they should be polished, so as toform reiectors to throw the heat out into the apartment, the angle atwhich they are set being well adapted to reiiect outward, and thusutilize the heat which falls upon them.

Having now described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination, with thewalls of the hre-place, meeting at the back, diverging to the front, andextending forward of the grate, as shown, and the grate, of the swingingdoors or jambs F, substantially as and for the pur- `pose set forth.

jambs setting in recesses in the walls when open, and adapted to meet atan angle in front of the grate, and above the ash'box, when closed,substantially as described.

EDWIN A. JACKSON. Vitnesses:

WM. M. JACKSON, J osEPH W. LAUTRY.

